The Framework for AutoCAD Civil 3D includes an entire rasher of fully-integrated Point Group resources. A couple of thousand Survey Codes that work in the real world surely help too. This is evolutionary innovation.
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If you employ Civil 3D Survey to produce production deliverables, you need these. Sadly it seems this has been a challenge for many folks in Civil 3D Land. Civil…
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Tench Tilghman
Oct 25, 2016
Tags point group, CAD Standards, video
There we go. We did it again. We released new Layer Standards Speadsheet Tool AddOns for all our Release 7 Framework for Civil 3D customers. Ok. The tool also technically also works for all of our Release 6 Framework products too. We simply cannot resist helping out our customers when they ask.
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Sep 27, 2016
Tags Layer Standards, layer state, spreadsheet, tools, CAD Standards, NCS, AddOn, video
Why would some of the largest and most densely populated counties in the US adopt the Framework for AutoCAD Civil 3D?
Why would one of the country’s largest cities adopt the Framework as a City CAD Standard?
Why would companies that employ both AutoCAD Civil 3D and Microstation to perform project work find it easier to adopt the Framework?
Why would departments and locations…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 07, 2016
Tags implementation, Civil 3D 2015, Civil 3D 2016, Civil 3D 2017, CAD Standards
Folk complain that AutoCAD Civil 3D is not really user friendly about Site Design. The complaint is true if you insist that site design in Civil 3D should be like it was for years in Land Desktop. Unfortunately, about the only thing Civil 3D has in common with Land Desktop is it’s use of similar but historically deceptive Ribbon names such as Surface, Grading, Parcel, and Alignment.
You…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
May 10, 2016
Tags grading, site design, corridors, standard keys, CAD Standards, Layer Standards, corridor surface, surface
Does the color of anything in AutoCAD Civil 3D matter? You bet. Color is fascinating if you’re a neuroscience geek like me. Color affects all of us. If you’re personally stuck in the old .CTB mindset to produce work. You must be fixated on it. I could prove that CTB color obsession occupies an inordinate part of your CAD workday. You wouldn’t believe me. STB gives us a lot more liberty to employ…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Apr 12, 2016
Tags CAD Standards, color, rules, Layer Standards, Layer Manager, layer state, productivity